[6 November 2017] Please see link below for a media statement by ICASA on the inaugural 5G forum meeting, which took place on 1st and 2nd November 2017 in Johannesburg. Media statement: ICASA hosts a successful inaugural 5G Forum Meeting in Sandton, Johannesburg ___ [16 October 2017] ICASA has reinvigorated a previous attempt to create [...]

[21 October 2017] The Information Regulator provided a status report to the Portfolio Committee for Justice and Correctional Services on 10 October 2017. Information Regulator Status Report 10 October 2017 Progress is slow.... __ [9 September 2017] The Information Regulator has published draft regulations under the Protection of Personal Information Act for public comment. Draft [...]

[22 September 2017] The Department presented its strategy on the rationalisation of State-Owned Companies in the ICT sector to the Portfolio Committee on 5 September 2017. DTPS Rationalisation of SOCs 5 September 2017 According to the Department, the main objective of rationalisation is to move from a fragmented mode of service delivery to a more [...]

[21 August 2017] ICASA has extended the deadline for submission to 25 August 2017. Please direct any queries to Mr Vincent Nesengani: Lead Statistician by email: vnesengani@icasa.org.za / 011 566 3687. Extension letter. ___ [10 July 2017] ICASA has released the International Telecommunications Union’s Long Questionnaire on telecommunications statistics / ICT indicators for 2017. The Long Questionnaire covers [...]

[20 April 2017] We have put together an overview and update document pertaining to Dynamic Spectrum Assignment and Television White Spaces in South Africa, which can be found at the link below. Status update on the use of Dynamic Spectrum Assignment and Television White Spaces in South Africa ___ [10 April 2017] ICASA has moved [...]

[30 March 2017] ICASA has published an amendment to the Numbering Plan Regulations 2016 which extends the deadline for migration of machine related services to the 14-digit numbering block specified for this purpose to 28 September 2018. Numbering Plan Amendment Regulations 2017 The amendment came into force on 27 March 2017. ___ [20 February 2017] ICASA [...]

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) on Monday called on South Africa’s mobile operators to “embrace the open-access spirit” of government’s national integrated ICT policy white paper by launching “genuine wholesale service offerings”. This, the association said Source: ISPs tell mobile networks to open up | TechCentral

A body that represents the bulk of South Africa’s Internet service provider community has described government’s national integrated ICT policy white paper as “broadly positive”, but warned against lack of proper implementation. The white paper, which has Source: White paper ‘broadly positive’: ISP body | TechCentral

Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions has provided an overview of the Film and Publication Board’s new Online Regulation Policy. Source: South Africa’s new Internet censorship law – FPB will force ISPs to block online content

The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa), the body that represents most of South Africa's ISPs, has again reiterated that it supports the concept of network neutrality. It said in a statement on Friday that there should be no blocking Source: Local ISPs voice strong support for net neutrality | TechCentral

[3 April 2016] A release from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services notes that the 41 person strong SA delegation to WRC 2015 “played a significant role in securing major outcomes for spectrum management to be integrated into national regulatory arrangements over the next 12 months”. Outcomes of WRC-2015 in Geneva, Switzerland Final Acts WRC-15 [...]

South Africa must end years of deliberation and approve the auction of radio spectrum so mobile-network operators can roll out high-speed broadband services to communities across the country, the telecommunications regulator said.Source: South Africa Urged by Regulator to Approve Spectrum Auction - Bloomberg Business

[2 February 2016] The Women's Legal Centre has published A Simplified Guide to the Protection from Harassment Act - if you are experiencing what is or what you think is harassment, this is an excellent place to start. ___ [30 May 2013] The Protection from Harassment Act 17 of 2011 ("the PFHA") came into force on [...]

Ellipsis director and regulatory expert Dominic Cull highlighted that it is not significant that the bill has been approved by Cabinet.“The debate only begins when the bill is introduced in Parliament,” said Cull. “Don’t expect the bill to look the same coming out as it did going in.”Cull said the process of drafting an online content [...]

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